"The Bonin archipelago: Islands Which Connect Lives"
Presenting a photo album of whales, turtles and sea birds which come to the Bonin Islands to give birth and raise their young. Presented by Toshio Minami, the nature photographer who fell in love with the islands and made them his home.
The Bonin Islands are a Pacific archipelago located about 1,000 km south, south east of Tokyo.
In June 2011 they were added to the UNESCO Natural Heritage list.
Toshio Minami
Born in 1970. A graduate of Tokai University, in 1998 he moved to Chichi-jima in the Ogasawara Subprefecture of Tokyo. While working as a diving guide, he continued taking pictures of whales, dolphins and other sea creatures, capturing the beauty of Mother Earth for the world to see. The theme of his latest work is ""The Islands Which Connect Lives.""
Toshio Minami's photography has been featured in maritime advertising for the Bonin Islands, the EPSON Shinagawa Aqua Stadium and the Tokyo Sea Life Park, among others.
In 2010, he placed second in the Nature's Best Photography Magazine Ocean Views Photography Contest.
In 2011, his photobook "Iruka – Umi de kurasu honyuurui" was released via Akane Shobou.
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